WorldRescuers find final victim of Kabardino-Balkaria avalanche, Russia’s deadliest mountain disaster since 2002
The body of the 17th person killed in the Kabardino-Balkaria avalanche has been found, according to a regional Emergency Situations Ministry representative cited by RIA Novosti, who said the search was over. The ministry’s regional website had not confirmed that at publication time. The September 6 avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi struck 33 climbers in the Bezengi Gorge. Some victims were National Guard members training in the mountains. It was Russia’s deadliest mountain incident since 2002.
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Rescuers find final victim of Kabardino-Balkaria avalanche, Russia’s deadliest mountain disaster since 2002